Easter 2025
There are really two types of belief. There is belief that is mere intellectual assent to the existence of something, and there is belief that is synonymous with trust. The Apostle John says that he wrote his Gospel so that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing we may have eternal life in his name, John wrote his Gospel so that we will trust in Jesus Christ and receive Jesus Christ like a bride receives her husband, staking our lives on his promises. And that brings us to the big idea not only of our passage and Easter Sunday. Believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.
1. Jesus really did rise (vv. 1-10)
2. Jesus’ resurrection changes everything for the better (vv. 11-23)
3. Jesus welcomes doubters (vv. 24-31).
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Read sermon transcript“It is finished.” That’s the big idea of Good Friday: It is finished.
What exactly did Jesus Christ fully and finally accomplish that first Good Friday? What is finished? We explore three answers to that question: What is finished?
1. The Father’s work
2. Our sin forgiven
3. God’s wrath removed.
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